The Valparaiso Crusaders will host in-state rival Notre Dame in the first
SouthShore Showdown, Wednesday, April 28 at 7 p.m. at U. S. Steel Yard, and
general admission tickets are on sale now for only five dollars.

The two Indiana universities
will square off at the home of the Northern League’s Gary SouthShore RailCats
with bragging rights on the line in the teams’ only meeting on the diamond this
year. Tickets can be purchased by visiting www.railcatsbaseball.com or www.ticketreturn.com. All tickets are
only $5, and luxury suites and party decks are also available at discount prices
by calling the RailCats front office at 219.882.2255.

The SouthShore Showdown will
feature more than just the game on the field, with celebrity guests from both
schools expected to be in attendance along with the family-friendly ballpark fun
that has helped the RailCats attract more than one million fans to U. S. Steel
Yard since 2003. More details will be announced soon.

Separated by just 55 miles, the
Crusaders and Fighting Irish have met 90 times in baseball in a series that
dates back to 1918. Notre Dame has won nine straight over Valpo, but the
fast-improving Crusaders will be hosting the game for the
first time since 1989.

Valparaiso will play four games
at U. S. Steel Yard this spring, beginning Tuesday, April 13 when the Crusaders
welcome the Indiana Hoosiers at 7 p.m. The Brown and Gold will also tangle with
Northwestern on May 4, then square off against the RailCats for the second year
in a row in a special charity game Tuesday, May 12 at 6 p.m. with game proceeds
benefiting the Boys & Girls Clubs of Northwest Indiana.